William Louis Niksch, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Petoskey, MI
William Louis Niksch, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Petoskey, Michigan, and NPI 1902825714, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Michigan WN069686, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Louis Niksch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- WN069686 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1890 S US Highway 131, Petoskey, MI 49770
- Phone
- (231) 487-2000
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Louis Niksch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
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- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
William Louis Niksch among 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan
William Louis Niksch, M.D. is one of 6,013 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
20 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Petoskey
They are 20 of the 785 NPPES records with a practice address in Petoskey, and 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is William Louis Niksch, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Louis Niksch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902825714, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Louis Niksch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1890 S US Highway 131, Petoskey, MI, 49770. Phone: (231) 487-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Louis Niksch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number WN069686, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Louis Niksch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Louis Niksch, M.D. had 34 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.